Khai Duong, Executive Chef at Ana Mandara in San Francisco, is considered one of the world's leading Asian chefs, and one of the pioneers of modern Vietnamese cuisine.

Duong is the founder of Chefs Without Borders and the Asian Chefs Association and a recipient of the California Culinary Academy Educational Foundation's Chef Star of Fame, presented by Martin Yan.

He has been featured in Gourmet Magazine, Bon Appetit, InStyle Magazine, USA Today, The San Francisco Chronicle, Chef Magazine and many others.

Using inspiration from his native village of Nha Trang, Duong has created some of the most original and striking executions of modern Vietnamese dishes in the world since Ana Mandara's opening in 2000. Ana Mandara is one of the few Asian restaurants in the US with a full-time sommelier and has consistently been awarded the Wine Spectator's Award of Excellence.

A graduate of Le Cordon Bleu Academie Culinaire De Paris, Duong's professional experience includes stints at Le Bernardin in New York City, the Boca Raton Resort Hotel (Mobil 5 star/5 diamond) in Florida, the Maui Prince Hotel in Hawaii, and Le Colonial in Beverly Hills.